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<div style="position:absolute;top:200;left:295">The Net Tender</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:289;left:295">Newsletter of St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:335;left:693">May 2009 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:368;left:288"><b>RECTOR’S REFLECTION </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:409;left:288">I write this reflection on Earth Day, perhaps the most ne-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:430;left:288">glected holy day on our calendar. Yes, I know Earth Day </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:451;left:288">isn’t on most church calendars.  I find no reference to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:472;left:288">Earth Day in <i>Lesser Feasts or Fasts, </i>but it is, nonetheless, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:492;left:288">a day on which we are to remember that our planet, and all </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:513;left:288">its wonders are part of God’s creation. Accordingly, this </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:534;left:288">day, set aside to remember our  responsibility for steward-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:554;left:288">ship of the Earth is, by most definitions, a holy day.  This </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:575;left:288">holy day is one in which we are called to consider our role </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:596;left:288">in the ongoing destruction of the Earth, and critically, our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:616;left:288">need to turn away from the policies and the practices that continue to ravage </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:637;left:288">this beautiful world.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:672;left:288">As a teacher, I have always been frustrated with single-day observances such </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:692;left:288">as Earth Day.   I’m afraid that one of the consequences of such once a year </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:713;left:288">celebrations is that we have a tendency to make a great noise on Earth Day, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:734;left:288">only to go back to our old ways within a week.    As one blogger has said, “I </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:754;left:288">wish that every day was Earth Day.”   We need to <i>make </i>every day Earth </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:775;left:288">Day.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:814;left:58">We who are blessed with so much  must commit to a daily practice of using less.  We who have the most  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:835;left:58">energy-dependent lives must commit to doing the most to conserve. We who have come to feel entitled to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:856;left:58">fresh produce year round (really, is it necessary to fly fruit all the way from South Africa?!) must recover our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:877;left:58">appreciation for dried and canned fruits and vegetables, with an emphasis on locally-grown foods.  We who </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:897;left:58">have come to believe that the only water fit to drink comes from a plastic bottle must acquire the long-lost </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:918;left:58">taste for tap water (think filters!). We who have come to think nothing about jumping into our cars to run a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:939;left:58">single errand must think again. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:973;left:58">Our holiest of books begins “<i>In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:994;left:58"><i>formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep</i>…” What a shame if we, who were given dominion </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1015;left:58">over it all were to be the ones who returned this sacred place to its original state!  How about it? Earth </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1035;left:58">Day:  Every Day! </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1070;left:58"><i>“For since the creation of the world God&#39;s invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1090;left:58"><i>clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.”  </i>- Romans 1:20 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1111;left:58">Blessings, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1131;left:58">Richard+</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2485;left:455">2 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1422;left:58"><b>WARBLING</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1454;left:58"><b>from Your Senior Warden </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1494;left:58"><i>“ . . . . And time is the only thing we’ve really got that is </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1513;left:58"><i>our own.”   </i>Dr. Peter Whybrow, Boston Globe, 24 April </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1532;left:58">2009 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1562;left:58">For several months Michele in the office has been </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1582;left:58">nudging me to go with her over to the bank across the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1603;left:58">street to see what was in the church’s safe deposit box. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1624;left:58">Life seemed full without this task, but I began to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1644;left:58">imagine what we might find. Now many of you know </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1665;left:58">that William is the principal cinophile in the family, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1686;left:58">and his role requires that I, his father, sample some of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1707;left:58">his film enthusiasms after his initial take – Jack </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1727;left:58">Valenti at the Motion Picture Assoc. of America wrote </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1748;left:58">the rules, not me. I have not read <i>The DaVinci Code</i>, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1769;left:58">but I watched and reviewed the film.  I became con-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1789;left:58">vinced that the safe deposit box either contained genu-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1810;left:58">ine secret relics from the ancient church (my first </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1831;left:58">hope: St. Cuthbert’s wingtips) or in the alternative the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1851;left:58">Holy Grail itself. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1893;left:58">A recent Friday was finally the day to visit the bank. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1914;left:58">First we didn’t have the box number, but the bank’s </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1934;left:58">computer provided that after a fashion.  Then we were </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1955;left:58">told that only I could visit the box, so I left my guide, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1976;left:58">my anamnesis, at the Gate.  I thought of the women at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1996;left:58">the tomb and was glad they had not been told that they </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2017;left:58">could not go any further because they had not signed </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2038;left:58">the signatory card. We signed in. I wrung my hands in </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2058;left:58">expectation.  In goes the bank’s key.  But, alas, the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1422;left:463">church’s key didn’t fit.  Not only that, the key was </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1443;left:463">clearly not for a Bar Harbor Bank safe deposit box at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1463;left:463">all. Curious, eh? So I met up with Michele back at the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1484;left:463">office, searched for more keys, and found just what I </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1505;left:463">was looking for. I returned expectantly to the bank, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1525;left:463">now wondering if the box would prove to be empty, in </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1546;left:463">an Eastertide twist. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1588;left:463">So . . . . what is in the safe deposit box? Rather than </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1608;left:463">asking the Federal Reserve Chairman, the Pope or the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1629;left:463">Bishop whether I can tell you, I will risk all by sharing </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1650;left:463">the inventory:  1) checkbooks from 1986 – 1992, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1670;left:463">wrapped up and sealed in tape; 2) 1996 photographs of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1691;left:463">the altar, church furniture, the office and office equip-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1712;left:463">ment, and the undercroft; 3) the key to fire-resistant </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1732;left:463">filing cabinet; 4) the Deed for the Dolliver House.</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1774;left:463">So what is the connection with time and this treasure?</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1795;left:463">I left the bank disappointed before I realized that I was </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1815;left:463">missing the point. With these relics in the safe deposit </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1836;left:463">box I encountered bits of parish history that I had  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1857;left:463">either forgotten or never known. In the photographs </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1877;left:463">were also inferences of a larger story of people now </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1898;left:463">departed or moved to other sunny places who shaped </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1919;left:463">who we are today.  The recognition that relics were </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1939;left:463">one way for the early church to connect with the larger</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1960;left:463">Christian story led me to a deeper understanding of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:1981;left:463">what Dr. Whybrow was getting at:  all we have is time </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2001;left:463">and our efforts to create a meaningful story out of the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2022;left:463">time that we are given. Who knows what is in the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2043;left:463">other safe deposit box?</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2062;left:463">Ted Fletcher </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2110;left:359"><b>WHO AM I? </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2151;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2150;left:221">At the age of twelve, I won the local Talent Show playing a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2171;left:221">rendition of &quot;Walk Don&#39;t Run&quot; with my band, the VIPs. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2193;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2192;left:221">My middle name relates to the first day of Holy Week. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2214;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2213;left:221">In dreams, I often fly over Earth. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2234;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2233;left:221">I have lived in New England before, but never as far North </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2254;left:221">as MDI. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2276;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2275;left:221">To me the songs of birds sweeten the air, like perfume. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2296;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2295;left:221">An unexpected delight of living in Maine for me is the plant-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2316;left:221">ing and harvesting of my own potatoes in the back yard. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2338;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2337;left:221">At certain moments, I witness my earthly self at a distance, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2357;left:221">as if from the air above. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2379;left:207">• </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2378;left:221">I like Italian food, French wine, and German music; but also </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2399;left:221">German food, Italian wine, and French music; as well as </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2420;left:221">French food, German wine, and Italian music!  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3673;left:455">3 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2609;left:58"><b>WESTSIDE FOOD PANTRY </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2641;left:58">We have now completed our regular 2008-2009 Season.  With a hard working and dedicated committee, and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2661;left:58">support from everyone, we were able to serve many of those in need in our community.  Next month I will </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:58">provide a summary of those clients who were served. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2703;left:58">The Southwest Harbor Congregational Church did a superb job (as usual) with their Best Ever Spaghetti Din-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2723;left:58">ner.  The community support was incredible, overfilling the room, food was FABULOUS (great pasta sauce), </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2744;left:58">and deserts were heavenly! </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2779;left:58">A special “Thanks” to all of you who donated so generously for the Easter Dinners, gathering food, money, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2799;left:58">and general support.  With the leadership of Gail Leiser, from St. Saviour&#39;s, 224 dinners were provided island-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2820;left:58">wide; 116 dinners going to Westside Food Pantry clients alone. We were able to use the new Southwest Har-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2841;left:58">bor Fire Station as our distribution point for the first time this year and it certainly made a difference.  Trying </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2861;left:58">to pass out dinners from the back of cars in the parking lot was a logistical nightmare (which is how we did it </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2882;left:58">in the past).  Sam Chisholm and the volunteer fire department made us feel very welcome and pitched in to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2903;left:58">help.  We look forward to continuing to use the wonderful space in years to come. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2937;left:58">Don&#39;t forget: TOUCH-A-TRUCK, May 2nd at 11:00 - 2:00, at the Bar Harbor Airport.  It is a chance to look at </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2958;left:58">and crawl all over all those vehicles you have always been fascinated by and also a chance to help the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:2979;left:58">Westside Food Pantry ($5 per person, $20 family). </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2998;left:58">Barbara Campbell </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3035;left:58"><b>GREEN &amp; LEAN IS OFF AND RUNNING!</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3066;left:58">On Earth Day, April 22</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3063;left:228">nd</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3066;left:244">thirty-five souls gathered in the Undercroft to learn about the ROOTs (Running Out </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3087;left:58">Of Time) group’s efforts to help us all lead “Greener &amp; Leaner” lives.  Led by Erika Shriner and her presenter </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3107;left:58">Daryl DeJoy, principal of Penobscot Solar Design (<a href="http://www.penobscotsolar/com" target="_blank"></a><font color="#3748a4" face="Times"><a href="http://www.penobscotsolar/com" target="_blank">www.penobscotsolar/com</a></font>) a professional in the solar elec-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3128;left:58">tric power field.  He told us what was available (3 basic systems), relative cost, what developments are in the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3149;left:58">wings, followed by a lively question and answer session.  He also talked about the various types of lighting </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3169;left:58">available to us today, which include incandescent (you remember Thomas Edison!), CFL (fluorescent - </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3190;left:58">save75%) and LED (light emitting diode - save 90%) of power consumption.  This was an excellent segue into</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3211;left:58">the next session. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3252;left:58">On Wednesday, May 20</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3250;left:233">th </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3252;left:245">at 7 p.m. at St. John&#39;s, Erika will talk about reducing our electric power consump-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3273;left:58">tion.  She’ll show us what it means to our pocketbooks, our environment, and how to do it.  If your home hap-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3294;left:58">pens to have things like light bulbs, switches, appliances and a host of other hungry electrical gadgets you are a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3314;left:58">prime candidate to profit from this evening, so, save the date. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3333;left:58">Ted Bromage </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3575;left:151">Daryl DeJoy</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3575;left:390">Green &amp; Lean group </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3575;left:679">Erika Shriver </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3603;left:59"><b>Future Green &amp; Lean Meetings at St. John’s, 7:00 p.m.:   </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3623;left:59">May 20—<i>Reducing Your Electric Bill by 50 %</i>; June 17—<i>Solar Hot Water</i>; July 15—<i>Keeping Toxins Out of Your Home </i></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4861;left:455">4 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3797;left:58"><b>EASTER SUNDAY = FAMILY FUN </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3829;left:58">The 10am service on Easter Sunday started off with a fun-filled (or should I say egg-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3849;left:58">filled) hunt out on the lawn.  Unfazed by the chilly and windy day, the kids managed </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3870;left:58">to find all 85 eggs in a manner of minutes leaving plenty of time for photos, treats </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3891;left:58">and opening all the eggs before the mass started.  Fr. Richard provided two excellent </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3911;left:58">homilies, one for the young and one for the young at heart.  Thanks to all who helped </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:3932;left:58">make Easter Sunday such a memorable day. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3951;left:58">Nicole Carreno </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4324;left:58"><b>WE INVITED YOU TO “COME HOME FOR SUPPER” </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4351;left:58"><b>YOU DID AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME! </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4379;left:58">On Palm Sunday evening, April 5, 24 parishioners gathered for good food and good fun.  Thanks to host/esses </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4400;left:58">Ginnie Agar, Joan &amp; Ted Bromage, and Dianne McMullan (it’s too bad Andrew couldn’t fly in). </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4434;left:58">We plan to have the next dinners on Friday, May 29 – and hopefully plan a date sometime during the summer </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4455;left:58">months also!  Please call Ida Smallidge, Rita Redfield &amp; Ken Cochrane, or Joan &amp; Ted Bromage to sign up </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4476;left:58"><i>and perhaps sign on as a host/ess. </i>You can also sign up at church on Sundays, May 10 or 17.  Out of town </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4496;left:58">and returning Memorial Day? “Call ahead for reservations!”  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4526;left:58"><b>THE LIGHTER SIDE....</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4535;left:387"><b>More Church Bulletin Slip-ups </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4558;left:89">Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4586;left:85">The Rector will preach his farewell message after which the choir will sing &quot;Break Forth into Joy.&quot; </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4614;left:85">Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say &quot;hell&quot; to someone who doesn&#39;t care much about you. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4642;left:85">Don&#39;t let worry kill you off. Let the Church help. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4691;left:136"><b>AROUND THE GROUNDS </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4722;left:140">Now that spring has arrived it’s time to “spruce up” our beautiful properties. We have sched-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4743;left:136">uled workdays at St. John’s on <b>May 2</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4740;left:410"><b>nd </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4743;left:425">and at St. Andrew’s on <b>May 30</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4740;left:653"><b>th</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4743;left:668">beginning around </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4763;left:136">8:30 on both days. If it’s convenient, please bring your own rake. Trucks and trailers for hauling </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:4784;left:136">leaves and brush are also welcome! Any time you can give will be appreciated. </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6049;left:455">5 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4985;left:58"><b>Treasurer’s Report </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5017;left:58">We continue to receive pledges nicely on schedule, and with expenses running a bit lower than anticipated so </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5037;left:58">far, we are finishing the winter with a good start toward meeting our balanced budget goal. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5079;left:58">The Blessings Fund has been a blessing indeed!  Finance and Investment Committee member and blessings </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5099;left:58">cheerleader Patsy Fogarty describes the Blessings Fund as an opportunity to celebrate and to express gratitude </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5120;left:58">through giving back to others when good things happen to us and our family.  Blessings fund opportunities </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5141;left:58">could include birthdays, the birth or graduation of a grandchild, other family special occasions, or just a walk </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5162;left:58">in the Park on a beautiful day. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5182;left:58">Jim Vekasi </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5231;left:440"><b>Jan 1 - Apr </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:440"><b>24, 09</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:549"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5231;left:675"><b>$ Over </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:675"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5270;left:84"><b>Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:157"><b>4010 · Contributions - Pledges</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:440">19,651.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:549">19,468.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:675">183.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:157"><b>4020 · Non-Pledged Donations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:440">2,574.05 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:549">7,835.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:675">-5,261.55 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:157"><b>4025 · Blessings Fund</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:440">3,743.08 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:549">824.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:675">2,918.48 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:157"><b>4050 · Investment Income to Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:440">6,734.30 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:549">6,600.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:675">134.30 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5366;left:157"><b>5800 · Fundraising</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5365;left:440">276.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5365;left:549">1,250.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5365;left:675">-974.00</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:84"><b>Total Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:440">32,978.43 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:549">35,978.20 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:675">-2,999.77</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5424;left:84"><b>Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:157"><b>4100 · Gifts for Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:440">-4,865.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:549">0.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:675">-4,865.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:157"><b>7100 · Donations to Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:440">5,323.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:549">0.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:675">5,323.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:157"><b>7200 · Personnel</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:440">32,223.61 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:549">34,038.95 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:675">-1,815.34 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:157"><b>8000 · Other Expenses</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:440">2,593.15 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:549">3,878.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:675">-1,285.45 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:157"><b>8200 · Facility Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:440">12,631.99 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:549">15,441.80 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:675">-2,809.81 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5540;left:156"><b>8650 · Assessments - Diocese of Maine</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:440">6,219.51 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:549">6,225.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:675">-5.49 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5560;left:84"><b>Total Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:440">54,126.26 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:549">59,584.35 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:675">-5,458.09</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5599;left:71"><b>Net Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:440"><b>-21,147.83</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:549"><b>-23,606.15</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:675"><b>2,458.32</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5231;left:439"><b>Jan 1 - Apr </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:439"><b>24, 09</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:549"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5231;left:674"><b>$ Over </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5248;left:674"><b>Budget</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5270;left:84"><b>Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:156"><b>4010 · Contributions - Pledges</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:439">19,651.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:549">19,468.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5289;left:674">183.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:156"><b>4020 · Non-Pledged Donations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:439">2,574.05 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:549">7,835.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5308;left:674">-5,261.55 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:156"><b>4025 · Blessings Fund</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:439">3,743.08 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:549">824.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5327;left:674">2,918.48 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:156"><b>4050 · Investment Income to Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:439">6,734.30 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:549">6,600.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5346;left:674">134.30 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5366;left:156"><b>5800 · Fundraising</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5366;left:440">276.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5366;left:549">1,250.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5366;left:674">-974.00</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5386;left:84"><b>Total Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:440">32,978.43 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:549">35,978.20 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5385;left:674">-2,999.77</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5424;left:84"><b>Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:156"><b>4100 · Gifts for Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:440">-4,865.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:549">0.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5443;left:674">-4,865.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:156"><b>7100 · Donations to Others</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:440">5,323.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:549">0.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5462;left:674">5,323.52 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:156"><b>7200 · Personnel</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:440">32,223.61 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:549">34,038.95 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5481;left:674">-1,815.34 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:156"><b>8000 · Other Expenses</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:440">2,593.15 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:549">3,878.60 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5500;left:674">-1,285.45 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:156"><b>8200 · Facility Operations</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:439">12,631.99 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:549">15,441.80 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5519;left:674">-2,809.81 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5540;left:156"><b>8650 · Assessments - Diocese of Maine</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:439">6,219.51 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:549">6,225.00 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5539;left:674">-5.49 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5560;left:84"><b>Total Expense</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:439">54,126.26 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:549">59,584.35 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5559;left:674">-5,458.09</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5599;left:70"><b>Net Income</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:439"><b>-21,147.83</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:549"><b>-23,606.15</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5595;left:674"><b>2,458.32</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5663;left:281"><b>Worship Schedule for May </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5694;left:289">Sundays — Holy Eucharist @ 8:00 &amp; 10:00 a.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5715;left:306">Wednesdays — Holy Eucharist @ 9:30 a.m. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5735;left:223">Thursday, May 21 — Ascension Day: Evensong @ 5:00 (tentative) </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5776;left:341"><b>Scripture Lessons </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5808;left:346"><b>May 3, Good Shepherd Sunday </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5828;left:270">Psalm 23; Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5849;left:345"><b>May 10, Fifth Sunday of Easter </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5869;left:256">Psalm 22:24-30; Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5890;left:344"><b>May 17, Sixth Sunday of Easter</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5911;left:275">Psalm 98; Acts 10:44-48; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5932;left:376"><b>May 21, Ascension Day</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5952;left:235">Psalm 47 or 93; Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5973;left:334"><b>May 24, Seventh Sunday of Easter</b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:5994;left:254">Psalm 1; Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; 1 John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7237;left:455">6 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6212;left:140">Birthdays </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6264;left:210"><b>MAY </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6285;left:159">4—Wayne Parlee </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6306;left:176">7—Cuff Train </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6326;left:160">7—Bob Winglass </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6347;left:157">9—Joan Bromage </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6368;left:167">9—Cass Wright </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6388;left:143">11—Susannah Jones</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6409;left:152">14—Allan Heyward </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6430;left:160">19—Anne Welles </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6451;left:148">20—Priscilla Trafton </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6471;left:166">22—Lisa Young </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6492;left:135">22—Marianna Heyward </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6513;left:165">26—Sam Felton </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6533;left:153">31—Sam Parkman </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6605;left:103">Anniversaries </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6653;left:210"><b>MAY </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6673;left:115">7—John &amp; Elizabeth Hewlett </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6694;left:115">19—Steve &amp; Wanda Fernald </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6715;left:126">31—Frank &amp; Mimi Barnes </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6808;left:58"><b>THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE!               </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6839;left:58">This assumes the horse is the Quietside Fair at St. John. So what is in the cart?  Your goodies offered for the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6860;left:58">Treasure Trove.  We believe we will have a bumper crop this year and to get a better return on the total effort </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6881;left:58">we’ll be holding a super Garage Sale at Priscilla Trafton’s on Friday June 19</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6881;left:622">and ending on Saturday, the 20</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6878;left:845">th</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6881;left:854">.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6915;left:58">Having a garage sale in conjunction with and prior to the Fair will allow us to move some of those items that </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6936;left:58">are too big (or maybe too small) away from the July 11</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6936;left:469">Fair.  Garage sales seem to have their own cult  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6956;left:58">followers and we hope to expand our customer base enabling us to generate more funds for the Church and our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6977;left:58">partner, the Hancock County Medical Mission. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7012;left:58">There is another cart, but this one needs to be before the horse as well and it is empty.  Becky Buyers-Basso, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7032;left:58">who has handled publicity for us previously, is running the Bar Harbor Rotary’s Fourth of July Lobster Fest </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7053;left:58">this year – a tremendous job.  The success of our Fair and the Quietside Festival as a whole depends on  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7074;left:58">publicity to bring in the crowds.  If you are able to help fill this cart with some publicity skills please, please </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7094;left:58">let us know. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7129;left:58">We have several volunteers for manning the Garage Sale and the Treasure Trove, but can use many more.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7150;left:58">We’d love to have a leader for this group, but to date no one has stepped forward.  In the meantime,  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7170;left:58">Mary Mitchell is providing this leadership in addition to her many other duties. If you can help with this or the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7191;left:58">publicity, please contact Mary Mitchell (244-9951) or Ted Bromage (244-3227).  </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6619;left:423"><b>REFRESHMENTS REPORT </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6647;left:423">Thanks to all who have signed up to host our Sunday  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6667;left:423">refreshments, to help, or to bring goodies.  Special thanks to </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6688;left:423">Margot Haertel for her beautiful Easter decorations!   There </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6709;left:423">are still opportunities to help in May! When we open  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6730;left:423">St. Andrew’s in June, we’ll need a coordinator at each </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6750;left:423">church—give me a call to volunteer. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6771;left:423">In advance, thanks, Joan Bromage </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6173;left:423"><b>SAWYER HOUSE UPDATE </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6205;left:423">Eden Builders has completed the repair and updating work </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6225;left:423">on the main house. What a difference refinished floors and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6246;left:423">freshly painted walls make! Watch for an invitation to stop </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6267;left:423">in and take a look. The yard needs some work and if anyone </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6287;left:423">has time to stop by and rake or pull weeds the  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6308;left:423">effort would be welcomed. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6339;left:423">The Vestry has approved a decision to make the small </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6360;left:423">cottage available for summer rentals. It will be </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6381;left:423">listed with the Davis Agency’s rental depart-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6401;left:423">ment. The following items are needed to in-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6422;left:423">sure the guest’s comfort and satisfaction: </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6443;left:423">Sheets (queen and double), blankets, pillows, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6463;left:423">towels, nice dishes, glasses, a couple of pans, serving </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6484;left:423">pieces, grill, chairs for deck, CD player and TV. Some up-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6505;left:423">dated lamps would be good as well. These things need not </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6525;left:423">be new but should be in nice condition. Thanks in advance </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6546;left:423">and feel free to contact me with any questions. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6566;left:427">Chloe Hatcher </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:6588;left:423">Junior Warden </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8425;left:320">7 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7402;left:58">Some of you may have read Heidi Shott’s account in the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7423;left:58">December <i>Northeast </i>of her visit to St. Elizabeth Essen-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7444;left:58">tials Pantry in Portland.  It gave me a good picture of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7465;left:58">their vital ministry; I found out more in talking with my </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7485;left:58">cousin, Anita Stickney, who has volunteered there for </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7506;left:58">more than three years with a team from her parish,  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7527;left:58">St. Bartholomew’s in Yarmouth. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7561;left:58">About four from their parish volunteer every six weeks </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7582;left:58">(there are six churches who help out) along with volun-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7603;left:58">teers from the Cathedral.  As families come in, they are </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7623;left:58">given a number, and volunteers assist the elderly and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7644;left:58">those with small children.  Anita painted a vivid picture </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7665;left:58">of a pregnant woman in a long skirt who came in from a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7685;left:58">snowstorm accompanied by two small children -- she </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7706;left:58">said that the clients vary widely in age, nationality and </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7727;left:58">language. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7761;left:58">Each person is given a big bag containing laundry soap </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7782;left:58">in Ziploc bags, toilet soap, shampoo, shaving supplies, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7803;left:58">etc. They are allowed one pack of 10-12 diapers each </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7823;left:58">week (St. Bart’s volunteers buy big packages at Costco, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7844;left:58">then divide them up.)  Clients can then choose from a </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7865;left:58">potpourri of books and toys.  Finally, there are two racks </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7885;left:58">of coats and dresses, plus an assortment of children’s </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7906;left:58">clothes.    If the Pantry has been given a few special </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7927;left:58">items such as a stroller or a bicycle, those interested take </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7947;left:58">part in a drawing to determine who will get the special</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7968;left:58">treat. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8003;left:58">Anita said that once in a while there are <i>extra special</i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8023;left:58">gifts.  Someone brought in loads of kids’ books from</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8044;left:58">which each child was allowed to pick four.  A dedicated </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7402;left:477">young woman in Falmouth collected boxes full of </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7423;left:477">children’s winter wear from her friends--welcomed </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7444;left:477">warmly! </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7478;left:477">St. John’s recently received grateful thanks from</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7499;left:477">Dick Rasner, the Volunteer Director, for our </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7520;left:477"><i>“wonderful contributions of toiletries…. When we</i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7540;left:477"><i>have received enough for everyone, we package up </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7561;left:477"><i>the toiletries into small Ziploc bags and hand them </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7582;left:477"><i>out to our clients.  It is always a treat.  (It is always </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7603;left:477"><i>a treat for me when I walk into the Cathedral and </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7623;left:477"><i>see a box from Southwest Harbor!!) Money contin-</i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7644;left:477"><i>ues to be a major problem as we see record numbers </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7665;left:477"><i>of clients come through the line each week.  Last </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7685;left:477"><i>Tuesday we had 175 people come through the line in </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7706;left:477"><i>a two-hour period.  We have increasing concerns as </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7727;left:477"><i>winter continues and costs continue to increase.”</i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7747;left:477">(This was written in late January.) </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7782;left:477">St. John’s parishioners minister locally through the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7803;left:477">Westside Food Pantry, Emmaus Center, etc.  And </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7823;left:477">our focus through Episcopal Relief &amp; Development </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7844;left:477">is global.  Somewhere in mid-distance is our focus </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7865;left:477">on the vital urban ministry of the Essentials Pantry.   </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7885;left:477">Thank you to all who keep the basket filled.  FYI, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7906;left:477">the Pantry receives no financial support from the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7927;left:477">Diocesan budget, but is dependent on gifts from con-</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7947;left:477">gregations and individuals.  Should you wish to  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7968;left:477">donate towards the cost of diapers, etc., you may </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:7989;left:477">send a check (written to St. Elizabeth’s Essentials</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8010;left:477">Pantry) to The Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8030;left:477">Portland ME  04101-3799. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8050;left:477">Joan Bromage </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8090;left:633"><b>COMMUNITY  </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8121;left:620"><b>CONNECTIONS </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8398;left:685">Bill Hawley</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8104;left:216"><b>ALTAR FLOWERS</b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8135;left:214">Many thanks to all who have helped with the </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8156;left:214">altar flowers over the past couple of weeks.  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8177;left:214">Fr. Richard and I are most appreciative of all </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8197;left:214">your hard work and we have received rave </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8218;left:214">reviews from the congregation. The altar guild </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8239;left:214">would like to implement a six-week rotation </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8259;left:214">of volunteers but is in need of a couple more </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8280;left:214">members.  If you are interested, please call me</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8301;left:214">at 244-4391. </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8321;left:214">Ginny Agar </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7361;left:58"><b>WHAT HAPPENS AT THE ESSENTIALS PANTRY??? </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9613;left:185">8 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8549;left:45">The Net Tender - </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8560;left:281">May 2009 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8594;left:93">St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8624;left:45">315 Main Street ● P.O. Box 767 ● Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8639;left:45">Phone 207-244-3229 Fax 207-244-3256 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8655;left:45">E-mail: <b><a href="mailto:saints315@myfairpoint.net" target="_blank">saints315@myfairpoint.net</a> </b>/ website: <b><a href="http://www.saintsmdi.org" target="_blank">www.saintsmdi.org</a></b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8670;left:45"><b>Office Hours: </b>Monday · Tuesday · Thursday, 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9201;left:139"><b>INSIDE: </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9222;left:68">Anniversaries/Birthdays</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9222;left:251">6 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9239;left:68">Come Home for Supper</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9239;left:251">4</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9256;left:68">Easter Sunday</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9256;left:251">4 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9274;left:68">Essentials Pantry </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9274;left:251">7</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9291;left:68">Flowers</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9291;left:251">7 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9308;left:68">Green &amp; Lean</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9308;left:251">3 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9325;left:68">Rector’s Reflection</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9325;left:251">1 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9343;left:68">Jr. Warden’s Report</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9343;left:236">4, 6 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9360;left:68">Lighter Side</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9360;left:251">4 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9377;left:68">Quietside </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9377;left:251">6</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9394;left:68">Refreshments </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9394;left:251">6 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:68">Sr. Warden Report</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:251">2 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9429;left:68">Treasurer’s Report</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9429;left:251">5 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9446;left:68">Westside Food Pantry</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9446;left:251">3</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9463;left:68">Who Am I?</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9463;left:236">2, 7 </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9481;left:68">Worship Schedule/Scripture 5 </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8726;left:45"><b>Rector </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8744;left:45">The Rev. Richard Tardiff </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8765;left:45">244-4037</div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8803;left:45"><b>Parish Administrator </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8821;left:45">Michele Daley  </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8842;left:45"><b>Editors </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8861;left:45">Nicole Carreno </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:8881;left:45">Mary Vekasi </div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9218;left:384"><b>SUNDAY FORUMS—9:00 a.m. </b></div> 
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9250;left:570"><b>May 3 </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9270;left:540">Robert Benson</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9291;left:344"><i>Nurturing Island Communities: Winter Ministry aboard the Sunbeam </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9312;left:565"><b>May 10   </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9332;left:516">Becky  Buyers-Basso </div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9353;left:439"><i>Remembering My Mother on Mother&#39;s Day </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9374;left:565"><b>May 17 </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9394;left:466">Barbara Campbell and Cass Wright</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9415;left:398"><i>Feed the Hungry: Food Pantries and Victory Gardens </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9436;left:565"><b>May 24 </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9456;left:559">Bill Baker</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9477;left:392"><i>Life After Torture: South Africa&#39;s Way to Reconciliation </i></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9498;left:565"><b>May 31 </b></div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9518;left:552">Kate Henry</div> 
<div style="position:absolute;top:9539;left:439"><i>Speaking Peace: An Interactive Approach&quot;</i></div> 
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